President Volodymyr Zelensky honored Ukrainian media with state awards, including five photographers. Relevant Decree №383/2024 published on the website of the head of state on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Ukraine.
The awards are given for significant merits in strengthening Ukrainian statehood, courage and dedication, shown in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, significant personal contribution to the development of various spheres of public life, conscientious performance of professional duty. According to the Decree, the following photographers received the award:
Yefrem Lukatsky, long-term photographer of the Ukrainian bureau of The Associated Press — ORDER “FOR MERIT” II DEGREE
Vyacheslav Madievskyi, photographer of Ukrinform — ORDER “FOR MERIT” OF THE THIRD DEGREE
Anna Kudryavtseva, the broadcaster of “Radio Svoboda”, together with Yevgenia Chitaiva in the summer of 2023, they rescued the hero of their plot, falling under Russian shelling in Donetsk region — ORDER OF PRINCESS OLGA III DEGREE
Oleksiy Kovalevskyi, photographer and television operator “Mi-Ukraine”, who went to defend Ukraine and was wounded near Bakhmut — ORDER “FOR MERIT” III DEGREE
Ivan Antipenko, military correspondent, journalist of “Gruntu”, “Radio Svoboda” — ORDER “FOR MERIT” III DEGREE
Banned and injured Kherson region of photographer Ivan Antipenko
Some have received state awards posthumously. In particular, the founder and long-time head of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency Oleksandr Martynenko was posthumously awarded the Order “For Merit” of the second degree. The award was received by his son Andrei. Also posthumously awarded the Order “For Courage” of the III degree of combat medicine “Hospitalier”, the manager of the Public Hospital Irina Tsyukh. The award was received by her parents.
The entire list of award-winning media:
ORDER “FOR MERIT” OF THE SECOND DEGREE
Oleksandr Martynenko (posthumously), Director General of Interfax-Ukraine News Agency, died on May 28
Stanislav Kukharchuk, Senior Telecommunication Operator of “National Information Systems”
ORDER “FOR MERIT” OF THE 3RD DEGREE
Olga Zvonareva, Ukrinform correspondent, who was wounded during a rocket attack on Zaporizhzhia on April 5
Denis Klymenko, journalist “Gvara Media”, Kharkiv
Petro Kobernyk, journalist of the media center “South”
Oleksiy Kovalevsky, Mi-Ukraine TV operator who went to defend Ukraine and was wounded near Bakhmut
Yehor Kryvoruchko, operator “Kordon.media”, Sumy
Oleksandr Motsnyi, director of Krasnopilsk newspaper “Victory”, Sumy region
Sergey Nikitenko, editor-in-chief of “MOST”, representative of the Institute of Mass Information in Kherson region
Oleksandra Novosel, producer of “Social Kharkiv”
Kira Oves, correspondent of “1+1”, who was wounded in a rocket attack on Zaporizhia on April 5
Mykola Osychenko, General Producer of Eastern Media Holding
Viktor Pichugin, journalist for “Nakipilo”, Kharkiv, who came under repeated shelling by Russian drones in Kharkiv on the night of April 4 (and was secured by an IMI vest)
Alla Pushkarchuk (posthumously), journalist for “The Week” and “Chitomo”, a mortar worker in the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, died on April 25
Vyacheslav Romodan, telecomber of the company “National Information Systems”
Alla Sadovnik, journalist of the Public
Viktoriia Streltsova, correspondent “1+1”
Yevhen Shilko, operator Deutsche Welle
Oleksandr Shkot, operator of the “Multimedia Platform of Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine”
ORDER “FOR COURAGE” OF THE THIRD DEGREE
Andriy Topchiy (posthumously), journalist of the publication “Facts”, soldier of the Armed Forces, combat medic of the rifle battalion, died on April 20
Iryna Tsybukh (posthumously), journalist of Public and Hromadske Radio, combat medic “Hospitalier”, died on May 29
ORDER OF PRINCESS OLGA 3RD DEGREE
Maria Malevska, STB journalist
Violetta Pedoric, producer of France Televisions, who was wounded in the shelling of a hotel in Kharkiv on January 10
Natalia Piddubna, correspondent of “Multimedia Platform of Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine”
Yevhenia Rusetska, correspondent of Radio Svoboda
Kateryna Chernyak, freelance journalist of the newspaper “Dniprovaya Zirka”, Cherkasy region
President Volodymyr Zelensky honored Ukrainian media with state awards, including five photographers. Relevant Decree №383/2024 published on the website of the head of state on the occasion of the Constitution Day of Ukraine.
The awards are given for significant merits in strengthening Ukrainian statehood, courage and dedication, shown in defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, significant personal contribution to the development of various spheres of public life, conscientious performance of professional duty. According to the Decree, the following photographers received the award:
Yefrem Lukatsky, long-term photographer of the Ukrainian bureau of The Associated Press — ORDER “FOR MERIT” II DEGREE
Vyacheslav Madievskyi, photographer of Ukrinform — ORDER “FOR MERIT” OF THE THIRD DEGREE
Anna Kudryavtseva, the broadcaster of “Radio Svoboda”, together with Yevgenia Chitaiva in the summer of 2023, they rescued the hero of their plot, falling under Russian shelling in Donetsk region — ORDER OF PRINCESS OLGA III DEGREE
Oleksiy Kovalevskyi, photographer and television operator “Mi-Ukraine”, who went to defend Ukraine and was wounded near Bakhmut — ORDER “FOR MERIT” III DEGREE
Ivan Antipenko, military correspondent, journalist of “Gruntu”, “Radio Svoboda” — ORDER “FOR MERIT” III DEGREE
Banned and injured Kherson region of photographer Ivan Antipenko
Some have received state awards posthumously. In particular, the founder and long-time head of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency Oleksandr Martynenko was posthumously awarded the Order “For Merit” of the second degree. The award was received by his son Andrei. Also posthumously awarded the Order “For Courage” of the III degree of combat medicine “Hospitalier”, the manager of the Public Hospital Irina Tsyukh. The award was received by her parents.
The entire list of award-winning media:
ORDER “FOR MERIT” OF THE SECOND DEGREE
Oleksandr Martynenko (posthumously), Director General of Interfax-Ukraine News Agency, died on May 28
Stanislav Kukharchuk, Senior Telecommunication Operator of “National Information Systems”
ORDER “FOR MERIT” OF THE 3RD DEGREE
Olga Zvonareva, Ukrinform correspondent, who was wounded during a rocket attack on Zaporizhzhia on April 5
Denis Klymenko, journalist “Gvara Media”, Kharkiv
Petro Kobernyk, journalist of the media center “South”
Oleksiy Kovalevsky, Mi-Ukraine TV operator who went to defend Ukraine and was wounded near Bakhmut
Yehor Kryvoruchko, operator “Kordon.media”, Sumy
Oleksandr Motsnyi, director of Krasnopilsk newspaper “Victory”, Sumy region
Sergey Nikitenko, editor-in-chief of “MOST”, representative of the Institute of Mass Information in Kherson region
Oleksandra Novosel, producer of “Social Kharkiv”
Kira Oves, correspondent of “1+1”, who was wounded in a rocket attack on Zaporizhia on April 5
Mykola Osychenko, General Producer of Eastern Media Holding
Viktor Pichugin, journalist for “Nakipilo”, Kharkiv, who came under repeated shelling by Russian drones in Kharkiv on the night of April 4 (and was secured by an IMI vest)
Alla Pushkarchuk (posthumously), journalist for “The Week” and “Chitomo”, a mortar worker in the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade, died on April 25
Vyacheslav Romodan, telecomber of the company “National Information Systems”
Alla Sadovnik, journalist of the Public
Viktoriia Streltsova, correspondent “1+1”
Yevhen Shilko, operator Deutsche Welle
Oleksandr Shkot, operator of the “Multimedia Platform of Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine”
ORDER “FOR COURAGE” OF THE THIRD DEGREE
Andriy Topchiy (posthumously), journalist of the publication “Facts”, soldier of the Armed Forces, combat medic of the rifle battalion, died on April 20
Iryna Tsybukh (posthumously), journalist of Public and Hromadske Radio, combat medic “Hospitalier”, died on May 29
ORDER OF PRINCESS OLGA 3RD DEGREE
Maria Malevska, STB journalist
Violetta Pedoric, producer of France Televisions, who was wounded in the shelling of a hotel in Kharkiv on January 10
Natalia Piddubna, correspondent of “Multimedia Platform of Foreign Broadcasting of Ukraine”
Yevhenia Rusetska, correspondent of Radio Svoboda
Kateryna Chernyak, freelance journalist of the newspaper “Dniprovaya Zirka”, Cherkasy region
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